Customer Reviews

Crosley CR86PA Bandmaster Stack-O-Matic (Paprika)

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I actually bought this on sale at a local store recently and absolutely love it!!!

The playback on the record player is excellent, the radio has excellent reception and the CD player works great too.

The cherry colored cabinetry is absolutely beautiful and of good quality. The record player plays 33s, 45s & 78s, and, as the model name suggests, does have a record changer. I've had up to 4 LPs on it so far and it works great. No black plastic 45s adaptor though. Instead it comes with 8 red plastic inserts that you put in the holes of the records so you can play your 45s. At first, I wondered if these would be a pain to use; but once I got the knack of putting them in the holes (which didn't take long), I could get them in and out easily. There is no tape deck with this model.

So if you're looking for a good quality, excellent working 3-speed record player with changer, with a CD player and radio, this is an excellent buy and worth every penny!!! I highly recommend it!!!

I'm fairly new to vinyl, and enjoy it a lot. This is my first turntable (or should I call it an "entertainment center"), and there is a lot to like about this. The look of it is very retro and has style. When playing records, or even CDs, the audio quality is great, and with the speakers, give a little more to the bass, which I really like. Sounds good so far, right? Well, like I said, I'm new to the vinyl format, but I really dig it. With the compliments to the audio quality, it's wasted by the RPM of the turntable itself. It spins to fast, giving it a higher pitch and a bit more speed. You could call me picky, but when I'm listening to my music, I expect it to sound what it's suppose to, and it gets real annoying with this. I sent it to Crosley for repair on this issue, and what happened? Nothing. The same problem still exists. One of my friends has a Crosley turntable, and the same exact RPM problem persists on his. I don't know if it's the company on their lack of knowledge of RPM or what, but it's pathetic.